On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” USA Today columnist and CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers wondered if U.S. House candidate Greg Gianforte (R-MT) allegedly body-slamming Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs is “possibly tied into the fact that we have a president that’s constantly fomenting rage against reporters?”

Powers asked, “Isn’t it possibly tied into the fact that we have a president that’s constantly fomenting rage against reporters? I mean, is it possible that there’s some connection here?”

She added that there’s “no comparison to the way it is today than even a year ago, frankly, the absolute rage towards reporters.”